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"A new waste management permit for confined animal feeding operations was
adopted by the Virginia State Water Control Board on September 19, 1994,
and became effective on November 16, 1994. The new regulation is referred
to as the Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) General Permit Regulation for
Confined Animal Feeding Operations [VR-680-14-22]. The purpose of this
publication is to help producers understand who must have a permit to manage
animal waste, how to apply for a permit, and the basic requirements contained
in the general permit."
Judge awards Iowa couple $100,000 in hog lot lawsuit,
Amarillo Globe-News, January 12, 2002
"A judge has ruled that a Sioux County couple's homestead
dropped $50,000 in value after a corporate hog farm was built in the area."
Hog manure spill leads to warnings, jail time,
By Stephen A. Martin,
The Hawk Eye, December 28, 2001
"Gary Jackson, 58, Ursa, Ill., will have to put an ad in AgriNews,
Prairie Farmer or Farm Week telling his fellow hog confinement operators,
"releasing animal waste into a waterway can lead to a criminal conviction,
including jail time." The ad will have to be at least one-eighth of a page,
a Hancock County Circuit Court order from the week of Dec. 14 states. Jackson
pleaded guilty to water pollution. In addition to jail time and the
advertisement, he was put on probation for 18 months and ordered to
pay $3,000 to the Illinois Environmental Protection Trust Fund."
On the hog front, key engagements loom for N.C. by Daniel J. Whittle,
"Other Opinion", The News and Observer, November 12, 2001
North Carolina’s ever-worsening budget crisis and the
rancorous debate in the General Assembly over redistricting
have overshadowed a host of other important and timely policy
issues. But while lawmakers maintain a narrow focus,
environmental policy-making is proceeding fast and furiously, if
quietly, in other forums.
Smithfield motions denied, By Patricia Smith, Freedom ENC, New Bern Sun
Journal, North Carolina
GREENVILLE - A Greenville U.S. District Court will allow lawsuits against Smithfield Foods and Brown's of Carolina regarding two Jones County swine farms to go forward.
Swine farms to receive new orders, By Mick Hinton (Staff Writer), NewsOK.com,
October 9, 2001
Gov. Frank Keating on Monday signed controversial rules on hog odors, intended
to clamp down on large swine operations where neighbors have complained
frequently to the state Agriculture Department.
Ag board OKs rules on odors, by Mick Hinton, Capitol Bureau (Oklahoma),
September 21, 2001
The state Board of Agriculture (Oklahoma) unanimously approved rules Thursday that will force hog farmers to do something about odors if neighbors file legitimate complaints.
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